Wednesday, March 26, 2014

If you like personal stories that revolve around the tragic sinking of the Titanic, you will certainly enjoy this one. As seventeen year old Maggie Murphy and thirteen others from her village set out to America on the Titanic for a better life, little did they know what they would be in for.
This is a well written story that I couldn't put down. I found myself tearing up at certain parts that touched my heart. It is a worthwhile read from beginning to the end.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Senior Airline Captain Frank Braden is being stalked in his home town of Austin, Texas, by unknown assailants who must arrange his death to look like a suicide or an accident before a specific deadline. The assassins almost succeed several times, in the air and on the ground. In fact, Braden’s surgeon wife, Nicole, saves his life twice from ground assailants. Both of them don’t know why people are trying to kill him.

Later, he receives a message warning him not to attend a forthcoming Senate hearing in Washington. If he agrees he will receive a million dollars and his wife’s life. When Braden turns to the FBI and local police for help, they doubt his stories since they have been led to believe he is schizophrenic and suicidal, exactly what his assailants want the authorities to think.

Dangerous Past is a story of a man who must choose between doing what ought to be done or keeping his family alive by allowing a murderous and powerful Washington VIP to escape his past.

My Review

When a bomb is planted onboard his flight, it's clear that someone wants Captain Frank Braden out of the picture. As the painful events of his past come back to haunt him, Frank goes on an intriguing journey to figure out the identity of the person who is trying to kill him. As he starts putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Frank unravels the mystery surrounding his brother's death during the Vietnam War. However, by stirring the pot, Frank puts his own life in jeopardy by bringing to the forefront things that were long buried and forgotten. His days are numbered unless he can somehow vindicate himself and bring the killer to justice.

This is a suspenseful book that will leave you on the edge of your seat at the end of every chapter. If you enjoy the thriller-mystery-suspense genre, then you're in for a real treat.

A. F. Ebbers, a journalism graduate of Ohio University was a reporter/writer for major newspapers, ad agencies, and in public relations for Cessna Aircraft Company. He also graduated from Army Flight School and flew for the Ohio and Kansas Army National Guards. Later he was called to active duty and served two flying tours in Vietnam. After retirement from the military, he flew for corporations and for regional airlines. A dual rated ATP pilot, he has written for numerous national magazines, Sunday supplements and trade and travel magazines and has written screenplays and short stories. Today he lives with his wife in the Austin, Texas area and, when not writing, enjoys tennis, flying and piano. Dangerous Past is his debut novel.

Eve Williams lives a very simple life and is the dutiful wife of Arthur, who is a coal miner in the town of Netherwood. Little does she know that her life will be turned upside down and turn better in the long run, for her and her three children.
The Earl of Netherwood sees great hope for Eve in doing what she does best to pay the rent after her husband is killed in a mining accident. Her cooking is a big hit and she becomes busier than ever.
This is a remarkable story of success as she journies from poverty to owning one of the biggest houses in the town.
I can't wait to see how her journey goes as I start the sequel, Ravenscliff as her brother comes to town. It doesn't disappoint.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Still waiting for a few books to arrive, but I am catching up on my reading.

Reading: Netherwood by Jane Sanderson

Two remarkably different worlds- one of wealth and privilege, the other of poverty and desperation- are about to collide in one shattering moment in this mesmerizing tale of high drama, forbidden love, and families fighting to hold on to what they have.